Here is a grading scale put together by Scott and Tish Wasson. We have looked over the numbers, and have agreed to adopted these as the scale for GPC Australia.

These are done for raw and equipped, male and female, and are based on current standards from other federations and the WR's in GPC.

Elite status will be quite an achievement, and GPC will make sure you get a certificate congratulating you on being a strong son of a gun as soon as you can total elite.

These will not be backdated, you must total elite from today :)

Kind regards,Team GPC Australia :)

Feb 15, 2013

With our first comp for the year almost here; March 10 at Ptc Sydney, its time for everybody to think about getting organised.

At our nationals (June 14-16) will be holding our AGM. 2 points in which I would like you to think about -

* All proposals for the 2014 Australian Championships MUST be to the committee by the 27th of May so a decision can be made at the AGM.

* Any points in which you would like to discuss about our federation MUST be emailed to a board member or state rep by the 3rd of June so they can be added to the minutes. Only matters in the minutes will be discussed at the AGM, unless its an issue that has surfaced during the Nationals.If you want something brought up, please get it to us in writing.

Hope your training is going well, most of you have less than 6 weeks before you hop on the platform for the first time in 2013!

Stay Strong,Team GPC Australia.

August 13, 2012

The GPC world champs are on in just over a month. The competition is being held in Slovakia, the country next door to Arnolds native land, Austria.

Australia is sending 17 lifters over to compete, which as far as I know, is the biggest team of lifters Australia has sent to compete at an international comp.

This is who will be representing Australia:

Men

75kg class

Emad Nayeff

82.5kg class

Dan RucciCOnnor Zyskowski

90kg class

Scott WassonMax Markopoulos

110kg class

Ricky GoodyearSpiros Markopoulos

140kg+ class

Zach TurnerJack pollard

Women

56kg classLetita KerrVicki JewsonSussy Kollen

60kg class

Cami SadriNina Markopoulos

75kg class

Amanda Woodward

90kg+ class

Rebecca Zepackic

Men - Bench only - Equipped

125kg classWill Hunt

As of 12/8/12 there are 348 lifters competing from 21 nations.This comp will be massive.

We have secured a sponsorship from Adidas, they are supplying our team uniforms which is great news.

Everyones training is going really well at the moment, so we are expecting a great result from our lifters.

July 12, 2012

GPC Australia Would like to welcome our newest state/territory representative to team.

Paul Campbell from Elite Physique in Canberra will be working hard with his team to bring you the top level meets you have already come to expect from our federation.

Welcome aboard ACT!

GPC Australia, the lifters fed.

June 25 2012

What a fantastic weekend of lifting.

2 teens totalling more than 700kg... and a 63yo master deadlifting 200kg after receiving open heart surgery last year.

21 women took to the platform, the largest amount of female competitors, including Katie Foster with her 400lb deadlift at a touch over 71kg. This competition had the largest amount of female competitors we could find in Australian history, all feds included.

15 lifters in the bench only, notably Zach Turner benching 240kg for the biggest single ply bench press ever put up by an aussie teen..... period.

We could go on for hours about how awesome feats of strength were at our first nationals, but you can see all the results for yourselves.

One quick point though, has anybody met a faster team of loaders/table crew than Damo, Jesse, Kris, Max, Zach, Spiros, Jackson, Martin, Sean, Loz and Graham?

These guys were so fast, the competitors had to start wrapping their knees 3 lifters before they were due on the platform or risk being timed out! That team is the reason we got through 61 lifters in under 10 hours.

Incredible.

It was a huge weekend of lifting, and GPC would like to thank everybody that attended the event, especially Lee Marshall (GPC Technical officer) who flew out from England for this spectacular event.

Of course without sponsors like Underground Elite, Bulk Nutrients, XXXX, the PTC strength and conditioning gyms, AMFX and the Caloundra RSL, this event wouldn't have been possible. So on behalf of everybody that lifted, thank you very much.

We have received non-stop praise for the way this event was run. The times, the equipment, the organisation and professionalism.

The bar has been set very high after this one, and at GPC, we will ensure that bar keeps heading upwards.

"This meet would have to be the best, or at the very worst top 3 in the last 25 years of powerlifting in Australia" - Adam Coe

"Everything about the competition was above a world championships standard, smoothest run comp I've been to and what a start for GPC Australia..." - Gregg Gordon

"The GPC Australian nationals was without a doubt one of the best competitions I have ever been to. Great venue, all the equipment a powerlifter would want, 6 giant information screens and fantastic bunch of people, Thank you Australia" - Lee Marshall (GPC Tech. Officer)

"This is probably the best comp I have been to within Australia. The only comp that may have been better, was the world champs in Finland in the 80's" - Ron Birch.

"It was one of the best efforts on the platform I've seen anywhere..

.. It was world class" - Dave Park.

June 12 2012

Here is the list of all persons that are attending our presentation dinner. If your name is not on this list, and you are certain that you have paid, please contact Scott Wasson (0400319394 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) immediately. All guests (+1's) MUST enter with their lifter, or entry wont be permitted. This is to ensure that only paid guests attend the dinner, and that those that have paid, have a warm tasty meal to sit down to.

GPC Australia has only been around for just over 4 months. In this time, we have held competitions in VIC, QLD, NSW and NT. The support we have received from lifters in such a short time has been incredible.

Moving on from what we have done, to what we are doing now.

We are holding our first National Championships in Caloundra on the 23rd and 24th of June.

The entry forms for nationals have closed, and we have just finished sorting through them all.All we can say is WOW!

Going by all records we can find, we have found out a few interesting facts...-This show is the BIGGEST powerlifting competition to ever be held in QLD.-This show has the largest number of female lifters of any powerlfting competition, by any federation in Australia.

Not to bad for our first show is it?

Add that to the fact that we have Australia's strongest EVER powerlifter as MC, Mr. Adam Coe and will be flying out Mr. Lee Marshall, who is the GPC head technical officer (who at 53yo just won the master GPC Euro's with 380/200/320 at 119kg) so we can set/break world records.

There will be 3 mono-lifts at the competition, multiple Texas deadlift bars, plenty of calibrated Ivanko powerlifting plates... All the best equipment to ensure you have the best chance of hitting some serious PR's.

With over 80 competitors doing 3-lift competition, and 10 bench only lifters, this is going to be one hell of a weekend.

Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd on glossbrenner with age correction for Teens, Juniors, Seniors, Masters, Opens for male and female lifters, raw and equipped. Its the least we can do for everybody's support so far. Here is a sneak peak at what you will be lifting for:

As you guys, the lifters, have shown so much support in what we are trying to achieve, we have had to make some minor changes to the time schedule, nothing major, but please take note:

There are 2 options for lifters in regards to weigh-in. You can weigh in 24 hours prior to the event, or on the day. I will list the schedule for both options. The weigh-in will be conducted at the venue. Go to the reception to ask where the weigh-in room is.

We'd really like to thank our sponsors, Bulk Nutrients, Underground Elite, XXXX Beer, Caloundra RSL, AMFX and Emad Nayef for the trophies, and the PTC strength gyms for working together and putting this show on.